PROPOSED RULES
CLEAN AIR AGENCY
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 00-17-029.
Title of Rule: SWAPCA 475 Ambient Air Quality Standards for Carbon Monoxide, Ozone, and Nitrogen Dioxide.
Purpose: This is an existing rule. This rule establishes maximum acceptable levels for carbon monoxide, ozone, and nitrogen dioxide, in the ambient air.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 70.94.141.
Statute Being Implemented: RCW 70.94.141.
Summary: This rule is proposed to be repealed by the Southwest Clean Air Agency (SWCAA). SWCAA will rely on the state rule, chapter 173-475 WAC, for establishment of ambient air quality standards.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: This rule is unnecessary for SWCAA as the authority for establishment of ambient air quality standards rests with the Department of Ecology as provided in RCW 70.94.331.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting and Implementation: Paul Mairose, 1308 N.E. 134th Street, Vancouver, WA, (360) 574-3058; and Enforcement: Robert D. Elliott, 1308 N.E. 134th Street, Vancouver, WA, (360) 574-3058.
Name of Proponent: Southwest Clean Air Agency, governmental.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: This rule establishes maximum acceptable levels for particulate matter in the ambient air. SWCAA has previously adopted the state rule, chapter 173-475 WAC, by reference. This rule is unnecessary for SWCAA as the authority for ambient air quality standards rests with the Department of Ecology as provided under RCW 70.94.331. There will be no impact to the public or regulated community as the result of this rule making.
Proposal Changes the Following Existing Rules: See above.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. Changes proposed by SWCAA are consistent with state rules already in effect. This agency is not subject to the small business economic impact provisions of chapter 19.85 RCW.
RCW 34.05.328 does not apply to this rule adoption. Pursuant to RCW 70.94.141(1), section 201, chapter 403, Laws of 1995, does not apply to this rule adoption. SWCAA is not voluntarily involving [invoking] section 201, chapter 403, Laws of 1995.
Hearing Location: Office of SWCAA, 1308 N.E. 134th Street, Vancouver, WA 98685, on February 1, 2001, at 3:00 p.m.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Mary Allen by January 26, 2001, TDD (360) 574-3058.
Submit Written Comments to: Paul Mairose, 1308 N.E. 134th Street, Vancouver, WA 98685, fax (360) 576-0925, by January 19, 2001.
Date of Intended Adoption: February 1, 2001.
December 4, 2000
Robert D. Elliott
Executive Director
AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS FOR CARBON MONOXIDE, OZONE, AND NITROGEN DIOXIDE
REPEALER (Amending WSR 93-16-011, filed 7/22/93, effective 8/22/93)
SWAPCA 475 Ambient Air Quality Standards for Carbon Monoxide,
Ozone, and Nitrogen Dioxide
SWAPCA 475 is hereby repealed in full.